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street gangs have been met with little success. By the late 1990s, a federal task force was set up in order to investigate the gang's involvement in the illegal drug trade; this resulted in the arrest of several of its members. The authorities confiscated thousands of dollars in drugs and money, as
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and local news channels. The group has historically quarreled with various rival gangs for placement and competition, which has resulted in many drive-by shootings and deaths. On August 24, 2004, a law enforcement preliminary injunction terminated the active members of the 38th Street gang, out of
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in a variety of states. Police departments have a difficult time dealing with this gang because of its decentralized hierarchy at the street level. Law enforcement attempts to limit the influence of the
Mexican Mafia over the various
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gangs fighting over territorial grounds of
Southwest Community Park in Santa Rosa, California, lead to the shooting death of an 18-year-old man in 2008. The neighborhood South Park is home to a portion of the city's
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gang markings and/or tattoos include (but are not limited to): SUR, XIII, X3, 13, Sur13, Uno Tres, Trece and three dots arranged like those on a game die. Although there are many tattoos used by
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gangs have rivalries with one another, and the only time this rivalry is set aside is when they enter the prison system. Thus, fighting is common among different
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pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Other members from the Sureños gang received other sentences for their involvement in the shooting.
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were established in 1968, the term was not used until the 1970s as a result of the continued conflict between the
Mexican Mafia and the Nuestra Familia in
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use the number 13—which represents the letter "M", the thirteenth letter of the alphabet—in order to mark their allegiance to the
Mexican Mafia. Common
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Central American gang. Washington, DC: United States Accountability Office.
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fatally stabbed his cellmate—a
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have been documented in the U.S. military, found in both U.S. and overseas bases. They also can be found in some parts of Mexico.
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season 4, ep. 9 "Dog Fights" . In Pearman, V. (Executive Producer), Gangland. Los Angeles, CA: A&E Television Networks.
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is a foot soldier for the Mexican Mafia." As a result of these prison wars, all
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in Los Angeles refer to their members in Central California as
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due to a high Mexican immigrant population in those cities.
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individuals, whether it be gang in-fighting, or different
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Public Intelligence Regional information sharing systems
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have emerged as a national gang in the United States.
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Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: A Sociological View
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1056:"LA Gang 'Homies' Claim to Be Fighting in Syria"
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1589:Vinson, J.; Crame, J.; Von Seeburg, K. (2008).
1336:Global Organized Crime: A 21st Century Approach
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1079:The mysterious case of LA gangsters in Syria
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938:Barkan, S. E., & Bryjak, G. J. (2010).
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1686:"Surenos 2008 Special Gang Report"
1598:Rocky Mountain Information Network
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3339:Organizations established in 1967
1843:Brown, Julie (29 November 2012).
1473:Los Angeles Gangs and Hate Crimes
1291:Jeff Weiss, thelandmag.com (2019)
616:. Upstate Sureños, however, wear
596:are of Mexican descent, but some
2939:Organized crime groups in Canada
1781:Squires, J. (November 5, 2010).
1491:"A HARDER EDGE TO GANG VIOLENCE"
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1796:Stribling, L. (Writer) (2011).
1732:Eways, A. (February 13, 2012).
1477:Police Law Enforcement Magazine
1463:casetext.com (January 23, 2017)
996:Sampson County Sheriff's Office
3170:Independent Cartel of Acapulco
2234:Rollin' 90s Neighborhood Crips
2229:Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips
2172:Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Bloods
1377:Hewitt, R. (Director) (2009).
1301:The monster of Atwater Village
509:drug trafficking organizations
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3175:Jalisco New Generation Cartel
1398:Small Wars & Insurgencies
1217:Mexican Mafia: Dangerous Gang
852:Valdez, A. (April 10, 2000).
564:Etymology and characteristics
441:, or "Northerners". Although
1704:"Sureño Tattoos and Symbols"
1489:Hay, Jeremy (May 22, 2005).
389:Deuel Vocational Institution
2908:Primeiro Comando da Capital
1054:Speri, Alice (2014-03-05).
367:street gangs originated in
61:; 57 years ago
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3116:Beltrán-Leyva Organization
2162:Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods
1563:gangpreventionservices.org
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266:Santiago Villalba Mederos
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2400:Los Angeles crime family
2293:East and Southeast Asian
2239:South Side Compton Crips
2224:Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips
2214:Kelly Park Compton Crips
2209:Grape Street Watts Crips
1849:richmondconfidential.org
1785:. santacruzsentinel.com.
1314:"The Vineland Boys Gang"
762:In 2009, members of the
410:San Quentin State Prison
3349:Hispanic-American gangs
3035:Muerte a Secuestradores
2581:Outlaw motorcycle gangs
1228:Outlaw motorcycle gangs
960:April 29, 2021, at the
714:, who feud with fellow
3192:Knights Templar Cartel
3047:Norte del Valle Cartel
2811:groups in the Americas
2734:Operation Power Outage
2244:Venice Shoreline Crips
1758:. 2011. Archived from
1350:"Gang Reference Sheet"
1339:Mitchel P. Roth (2017)
998:. 2005. Archived from
952:Gang Recognition Guide
901:June 10, 2015, at the
741:Angelo Heights Sureños
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379:), California's first
74:Founding location
3138:La Familia Michoacana
2918:Terceiro Comando Puro
2724:Crips–Bloods gang war
2395:Genovese crime family
2063:Timothy Joseph McGhee
1628:on September 23, 2015
1005:on September 21, 2018
892:Criminal Street Gangs
684:and their own gangs.
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271:Timothy Joseph McGhee
32:Criminal organization
3249:South Pacific Cartel
2702:Abergil crime family
2545:Varrio Nuevo Estrada
2390:Gambino crime family
2385:Colombo crime family
2275:Compton Executioners
2017:Varrio Nuevo Estrada
1557:Morales, G. (2007).
1359:on December 15, 2020
774:. One member of the
772:Richmond, California
678:Mexican drug cartels
313:Southern United Raza
3359:Gangs in California
3354:Latino street gangs
3057:Oficina de Envigado
2903:Guardiões do Estado
2639:Polynesian-American
2540:Toonerville Rifa 13
2083:Ramon Torres Mendez
2058:David Barron Corona
2012:Toonerville Rifa 13
1569:on October 6, 2011.
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1244:People v. Contreras
797:, small amounts of
606:Los Angeles Dodgers
397:Northern California
393:Southern California
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194:Toonerville Rifa 13
78:Southern California
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3313:Mafia bibliography
3295:Cartel of the Suns
3143:Guadalajara Cartel
3052:North Coast Cartel
2744:Wonderland murders
2515:Ontario Varrio Sur
2417:Public Enemy No. 1
1987:Ontario Varrio Sur
1982:Logan Heights Gang
1756:bakersfieldnow.com
1525:Moxley, R. Scott.
1440:. 4 September 2011
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2878:Amigos dos Amigos
2860:Santa Cruz Cartel
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1460:People v. Ramirez
860:on March 31, 2023
700:Los Angeles Times
672:of drug dealers.
632:Criminal activity
558:"Upstate Sureños"
550:"Central Sureños"
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276:Luis J. Rodriguez
136:Aryan Brotherhood
85:Years active
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